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Just as I believe Gov. Susana Martinez should have let the 15 behavioral health agencies keep doing their jobs while the attorney general investigated them, I support Dianna Duran’s right to stay in office and fight. Continue Reading
As long as Tax and Rev refuses to answer substantive questions and deflects by lobbing bombs at the state auditor, I’m inclined to believe allegations that Secretary Demesia Padilla pressured her employees to give special treatment to her former client. Continue Reading
State Auditor Tim Keller’s chief of staff disputes my assertion that Keller, when he was a senator, had a conflict related to the awarding of a lease at the state fair grounds. I believe the facts are on my side. Continue Reading
When they’re doing legislative work, we deserve to know our lawmakers are acting in the interest of their constituents, not their employers. Our current system gives us no such assurances. Continue Reading
The N.M. Public Education Department can spew all the deflective rhetoric it wants, but the fact is that the agency broke the law and created a mess that cost taxpayers thousands of dollars. Continue Reading
We’ve been prosecuting public officials for a decade. We’ve approved piddly, incremental reforms. We’re still plagued by corruption. We need to push our government to embrace widespread, systemic reform. Continue Reading
Ken Miyagishima says he is “thinking seriously of running for another term as mayor.” That’s an act designed to build excitement for a re-election bid he’s already decided to make. Continue Reading
We need change. A report by the president’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing makes important recommendations in areas including transparency, accountability and training. In spite of the issues, I’m grateful for the officers who are working to keep our communities safe. Continue Reading
Using a private email account – especially when you also have a government account, as Tim Keller does – creates the appearance that you are trying to hide something. Continue Reading
An email the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department gave me last week raises questions about the cabinet secretary’s involvement in an audit. Those questions need to be answered. Continue Reading
“We will not let fear take hold of us in our daily activities,” Gov. Susana Martinez said Sunday. On that point I agree. Fear divides us. Our strength comes from community. Continue Reading
Last week’s news was disappointingly familiar: New Mexico ranks 49th in child well-being in 2015. Again. Continue Reading
I recently asked nonprofits that work to influence public policy and politics in New Mexico to voluntarily release donor lists. The response from most has been silence. Continue Reading
Politicians often have sophisticated spin machines. Former Gov. Bill Richardson’s was formidable. But Gov. Susana Martinez takes it to a new level. Continue Reading
Spanish culture is vital to our area. Let’s celebrate it, but without glorifying a man who slaughtered Native people. Continue Reading